[FC] Stock size tire options for my '64 Rampside

[Bruce Gwyther]

Hello All,
    I have owned and driven FC's for over 30 years and I have found that the 
best tires are 205-75r14. I have used them on stock rims, early Camaro rally 
rims, and early Olds rally's with eaqual good results!!  The Olds rims DO 
NOT hit the tie rods (the quite similiar Chev wheels will hit and must use 
spacers).  I find the speedo is most acurate with this setup!!  The 205's 
also have a higher load rating than 185's or 195's.....
                                     Bruce
                                     Bonneville Corvair Club of Utah
                                     '61 Rampside (wife's), '62 Rampside, 
'65 Corsa convert,
                                     '63 Greenbrier stretch limo, '61 
Lakewood, '65 Greenbrier 8-dr, '65 Greenbrier 6-dr,
                                     '61 Rampside (for parts), '62 Corvan 
Camper (for parts),
                                     '84 Eldorado Baritz (wife's), '51 John 
Deere A tractor,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
To: <Corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 11:37 AM
Subject: [FC] Stock size tire options for my '64 Rampside


> Hi everyone,
>
> At long last I am taking the plunge and starting a full restoration of my
> '64 Rampside:
>
> http://www.corvairkid.com/4R124S111819.htm
>
> Duane Wentlandt in Oregon City, OR is doing most of the heavy lifting, 
> with
> me playing my usual role of research and parts gathering. Our intent is to
> have it done by the 2014 convention in nearby (to me) Tacoma. I plan to
> drive this truck, so we're not going overboard.
>
> In the 14 years I have owned this truck, I have run the non-stock aluminum
> wheels that came on it. I am going to go back to stock rims. I saved a 
> post
> by Rad Davis from way back in 2006, where he said the metric conversion of
> the stock tire was 195-80/14 or maybe 195-75/14. Is that tire size 
> available
> these days in a radial tire? I'm interested in knowing what people are
> running on stock rims these days. Size, manufacturer.
>
> I will be using reproduction chromed dog dish hubcaps since the truck came
> from the factory with the Custom Chrome option (RPO V37), so I am looking
> for whitewall (15/16") tires.
>
> By the way, in case you were wondering, a '64 Rampside equipped with the
> Custom Equipment (aka "deluxe") trim option (RPO Z60), did NOT have 
> chromed
> bumpers or hub caps. Those items came as part of RPO Z60 for Greenbriers
> only in '64. On a Rampside or Corvan in '64, you had to order RPO V37 to 
> get
> the chromed bumpers and hubcaps. More info on this is here on my site:
>
> http://www.corvairkid.com/64fcopts.htm
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Kent
>
>
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